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Mackenzie Foundation School, Mackenzie Place, Avoch

A Category B Listed Building in Avoch, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5684 / 57°34'6"N

Longitude: -4.1761 / 4°10'34"W

OS Eastings: 269935

OS Northings: 855235

OS Grid: NH699552

Mapcode National: GBR J81Q.KS7

Mapcode Global: WH4G3.T1K9

Plus Code: 9C9QHR9F+9H

Entry Name: Mackenzie Foundation School, Mackenzie Place, Avoch

Listing Name: Avoch Village Mackenzie Place Headmaster's House and School (Formerly Mackenzie Foundation School)

Listing Date: 13 April 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 330636

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB390

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Avoch, Mackenzie Place, Mackenzie Foundation School

ID on this website: 200330636

Location: Avoch

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Black Isle

Parish: Avoch

Traditional County: Ross-shire

Tagged with: School building

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Description

Ross and Joass, 1863. Scottish Baronial. Asymmetrical
composition of headmaster's house with lower school block to
east. House: tall, 2 storey asymmetrical 3 bay front with
advanced and crowstepped gabled left bay with canted bay
window; 3 storey and attic crowstep-gabled tower at right;
second floor of tower slightly projected on continuous
corbel-course; 4 steeply pedimented dormerheads at attic,
formerly containing clock faces; armorial plaque bearing
Mackenzie arms contained in stepped string course above
entrance door at battered base of tower. Centre bay has
lancet at ground floor with tripartite stair window above.
School range: cruciform plan, single storey and attic with
lower single storey crowstepped east arm; south arm has demi
octagonal end. South dormer with 2 light Gothic glazing;
large Gothic windows in east and north gables (partly blocked
at east).
Coursed red sandstone rubble, pale polished sandstone
dressings. Cast iron finials. Slate roof.

Statement of Interest

School known locally as Ross's School. Now used as school

kitchen. Appears on 1871 OS map as Episcopal School. Stone

plaque on tower inscribed:- "TO THE HONOR OF ALMIGHTY GOD AND

AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN MACKENZIE ESQ OF

BISHOPGATE LONDON THIS INSTITUTION WAS FOUNDED BY A BROTHER

AND A SISTER, HIS TWO SURVIVING CHILDREN 1856."

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